How the city has changed over 35 years: how many people live here, how many police officers there are, how much crime gets reported, and how much money comes in. Every figure comes from the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, or the Texas Comptroller — and links to its source. Summaries are AI-generated from those verified figures: check them against the sources.
The census shows Alamo’s population grew from 9,518 in 1990 to 20,625 in 2025. The city first reached 10,000 residents in 1991. A notable increase occurred in 2000, when the count rose to 15,536. Over the 35‑year span the total change was +11,107, which the data lists as a 117 % increase. The highest recorded population is 20,625 in 2025, while the lowest is the 1990 figure.
19901990 recorded the lowest population in the series at 9,518.
19911991 was the first year the city’s population reached at least 10,000, counting 10,127 people.
2000In 2000 the population jumped to 15,536, the highest figure up to that point.
20252025 holds the highest recorded population at 20,625.
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9,518
people in 1990
20,625
people in 2025
+117% since 1990
People living in Alamo, year by year
U.S. Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 each year. Hover a point to see the figure.
Figures Alamo's own police department reports to the FBI. A year the department didn't fully report stays blank — never guessed. The per-1,000-residents rates are computed by us: FBI crime counts divided by Census population.
AI summary
Violent crimes reported rose from 16 in 1990 to 137 in 2025, a net increase of 121 incidents (+756%). The highest single‑year count was 186 in 2024, while the lowest was 16 in 1990. When adjusted per 1,000 residents, violent crime rates grew from 1.7 in 1990 to 6.6 in 2025. Property crime reports increased in raw numbers from 328 in 1990 to 614 in 2025, a net change of 286 (+87%). However, property crimes per 1,000 residents fell from 34.5 in 1990 to 29.8 in 2025. The number of sworn officers grew from 10 in 1990 to 38 in 2025, a net increase of 28 (+280%).
2024Violent crimes peaked at 186 incidents in 2024, the highest count in the record.
1993Property crimes fell to a low of 275 incidents in 1993, the smallest total recorded.
2000In 2000, property crime reports rose above 1,000 for the first time, reaching 1,047 incidents.
2025The police force grew to its largest size in 2025, with 38 sworn officers.
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Sworn police officers
Reported by the department to the FBI (count as of Oct 31). Gaps in the line are years the department didn't report.
· FBI Crime Data Explorer
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
Computed by us: crimes reported to the FBI ÷ Census population × 1,000. The original counts are in the table below.
Property crimes per 1,000 residents
Burglary, vehicle theft, larceny. Same computation as above.
State sales‑tax payments to Alamo were $3,372,058 in 2013. Over the next twelve years the amount rose to $6,124,327 in 2025, a total increase of $2,752,269, or 82 % according to the data. The highest annual payment recorded was $6,310,197 in 2023, while the lowest was the 2013 figure. The first time the payment reached $5 million or more was in 2022. Payments in 2025 were slightly lower than the 2023 peak.
2013The payment was $3,372,058, the lowest amount in the series.
2022Payments reached $5,616,985, the first year at or above $5 million.
2023Payments peaked at $6,310,197, the highest recorded.
2025By 2025 the total increase since 2013 was $2,752,269, an 82 % rise.
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Sales tax paid to the city, by year
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of Alamo, summed per calendar year. The online public record starts in 2013.
Historical property tax rates and year-by-year city employee counts don't exist in any machine-readable public record reaching back to 1990. When the city or the state publishes them, they'll appear here. We don't show figures we can't link to a source — that's how we work.